Meanings
plural godsisters
- The daughter or goddaughter of one's godparent, or the goddaughter of one's parent.
"Mother, are you going to take her in as your goddaughter? I'm going to have a godsister? "
2020, Ruan Bao, Deep Affection of You and Me: Volume 1, Funstory, →ISBN3 more examples
Let's go back to the thirteen-year-old girl introduced in Chapter 8 who found out her godsister was her half sister.
2005, Diane Ehrensaft, Mommies, daddies, donors, surrogatesBefore she met the man who became and remains her pimp, she was selling drugs with her godsister; he was one of their clients.
2007, Cynthia Cole Robinson, From the classroom to the cornerWhat seemed a promising turn in their relationship was dashed when he began introducing her to his friends as his godsister.
2009 August 23, Katie Zezima, “Leah Squires and Eric Traub”, in New York Times
Origin
- Middle Englishgodsuster
- Englishgodsister
From Middle English godsuster, equivalent to god- + sister.
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